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Saints of 10 August

29 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 10 August, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Good Success

Saints (12)

  • St. Lawrence of Rome Born: at Huesca, Spain. Died: cooked to death on a gridiron on 10 August 258 in Rome, Italy. Patronage: against fire, against lumbago, archives, archivists, armories, armourers, brewers, butchers, chefs, cooks, comedians, comediennes, comics, and others.
  • St. Agathonica of Carthage Died: in Carthage in North Africa.
  • St. Agilberta of Jouarre Died: c.680. Also called Aguilberta, Gilberta.
  • St. Aredius of Lyons Died: c.614. Also called Aregius, Arige.
  • St. Asteria of Bergamo Died: beheaded c.307. Also called Hesteria.
  • St. Bassa of Carthage Died: in Carthage in North Africa.
  • St. Bessus Died: thrown. Patronage: soldiers, for fertility, Campiglia Soana, Italy, Cogne, Italy, Ivrea, Italy, and Valprato Soana, Italy. Also called Besso, Besse.
  • St. Bettelin Died: 8th century. Patronage: Stafford, England. Also called Bertram.
  • St. Blane Born: 6th century at Isle of Bute, Scotland. Died: c.590 at Kingarth, Isle of Bute, Scotland. Also called Blaan, Blan, Blain.
  • St. Deusdedit the Cobbler
  • St. Gerontius Died: killed c.508 in battle against Saxons. Also called Geraint.
  • St. Paula of Carthage Died: in Carthage in North Africa.

Blessed (9)

  • Blessed Amadeus of Portugal Born: 1420 in Morocco as João de Menezes da Silva. Died: 10 August 1482 in Milan, Italy. Also called Amadeus Menez de Silva, Amedeus...., João de Menezes da Silva, João Mendes de Silva, and Peter John Silva Meneses.
  • Blessed Archangelus Piacentini Born: c.1390 at Calatafimi, Sicily, Italy. Died: 10 August 1460 in Alcamo, Sicily, Italy. Beatified: 9 September 1836 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmed). Also called Arcangelo Placenza.
  • Blessed Augustine Ota Born: 1572 in Ojika, Goto-retto, Nagasaki, Japan. Died: beheaded 10 August 1622 at Ikinoshima, Japan. Beatified: 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX. Also called Augustinus Ota.
  • Blessed Claude-Joseph Jouffret de Bonnefont Born: 23 December 1752 in Gannat, Allier, France. Died: 10 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Edward Grzymala Born: 19 September 1906 in Kolodziaz, Podlaskie, Poland. Died: gassed on 10 August 1942 at the prison camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Blessed Franciszek Drzewiecki Born: 26 February 1908 in Zduny, Lódzkie, Poland. Died: gassed on 10 August 1942 at the prison camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Blessed François François Born: 17 January 1749 in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. Died: 10 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Sébastien of Nancy.
  • Blessed Hugh of Montaigu Died: 1136.
  • Blessed Lazare Tiersot Born: 29 March 1739 in Semur-en-Auxois, Diocese of Sens-Auxerre, Côte-d'Or, France. Died: 10 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Washington. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.

Martyr groups (3)

  • Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Also kept on 6 April, 20 May, 22 May, 25 July, and 92 other days in some calendars.
  • Martyrs of Alexandria
  • Martyrs of Rome Died: 274 in Rome, Italy.

Other (4)

  • Aurelio
  • Eric IV
  • Irenaeus
  • Plettrude

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

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